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FRANK MARTIN HULL, SSJ, Dec. 20, 1923 – May 26, 2020

Father Frank M. Hull, SSJ, was born in Philadelphia in 1923 and is a graduate of St. Thomas More High School there. He served with...

JOSEPH JOHN McKINLEY, SSJ, Dec. 25, 1936 – May 27, 2020

Josephite Father Joseph John McKinley was born on Christmas Day, 1936, to John and Sarah Phillips McKinley in Kelayres, PA. Baptized a month later...

JEREMIAH DERMOT BRADY, SSJ, Sept. 6, 1923 – May 20, 2020

Father Jeremiah Brady was born in Cork, Ireland, on Sept. 6, 1923, the son of Jeremiah and Nora Sullivan Brady and baptized in Ss....

Statement of the Josephite Society on the Killing of George Floyd

The Josephites look with horror and disbelief at the killing once more of a black man by the police in Minneapolis this week. This...

Killing of George Floyd exposes blind spot on racism, Catholic advocates say

By Christopher White National Correspondent Catholics are calling the murder of George Floyd yet another example of a continuing blind spot toward the racism that has...

New Josephite welcomed by virtual congregation

New Josephite welcomed by virtual congregation Pandemic doesn’t stop ordination By Emily Alster As Father Fred Kaddu was ordained a Josephite priest May 23, just ten people...

Josephite institutions face pandemic

By George P. Matysek Jr.  Only a few weeks into the coronavirus pandemic, the Josephite pastor of Corpus Christi-Epiphany parish had lost seven parishioners to...

Black Saints Waiting Outside the Pearly Gates

By Ralph E. Moore Jr. (AFRO.com) There are no African Americans recognized as saints officially by the Catholic Church.  During the global pandemic we are...

COVID-19 ‘hits home’ for African Americans, say pastors

By Gina Christian • Posted May 15, 2020 (CatholicPhilly.com) Several archdiocesan pastors have echoed a recent call by the U.S. bishops to examine COVID-19’s disproportionate...

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Revisiting the History of the Josephites & the Permanent Diaconate

REMEMBERING TO RE-MEMBER OUR CHURCH: Revisiting the History of the Josephites & the Permanent Diaconate By Deacon Tim Tilghman Black Catholic Young Adults from across the nation...

Why do many Black Catholics trace their roots to Josephite parishes?

*Article originally published in Extension Magazine by Catholic ExtensionIn 1909, Extension magazine published the words of one of the first Black priests ordained in...

Honoring Mother Lange

Honoring Mother Lange   Baltimore Archbishop led a Eucharistic Celebration in honor of Venerable Mary Lange at Saint Frances Academy in Baltimore Jan. 30. Photos courtesy...

JOYFUL CELEBRATION

JOYFUL CELEBRATION Deacon ordained for Josephite ministry By Susan McInerney African and Gospel hymns wove a tapestry of praise Dec. 3 at Church of the Incarnation in...

Requiescat in Pace Father Daniel P. Bastianelli

REQUIESCAT IN PACE FATHER DANIEL P. BASTIANELLI By Lisa Harlow Father Daniel P. Bastianelli, a Josephite priest for nearly six decades who served in numerous Josephite parishes...
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